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Building Review

1630 Lawrence Ave W

Toronto, Ontario M6L

A 8-storey, 100-unit social housing building built in 1994.

Living score
46/100
Built
1994
Units
100
Storeys
8
City inspection
76/100

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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City bylaw and health cases

6 bylaw investigations and 1 public health case at this address since Nov 2024; 1 still open.

A case starts with a complaint or an officer’s visit, so it is not a finding against the building. In a condo, a complaint about one unit is filed under the building’s address.

  • Repairs and upkeep 6
  • Bedbugs 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 236726 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 220137 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 195978 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 195968 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    BedbugsPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10864233

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 223920 PRS 00 IR

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  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 245090 PRS 00 IR

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Bylaw investigation activity (open cases, and those closed in the last two years) and residential health hazards.

City building permits

10 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Alterations 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Apr 2026

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Revision Issued

    Plumbing Revision 01 - Minor revision to plumbing layout within existing tenant space.----------------------------------------------------------Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to accommodate new daycare facility. This includes dem…

    Permit 24 184681 PLB

  • Nov 2025

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Revision Issued

    REV 01: HVAC - Revision to permit to amend floor area in accordance with approved variancesHVAC - Proposed interior alterations to accommodate new daycare facility. This includes demolition of partition walls in lieu of new. New ACT tiles…

    Permit 24 184681 HVA

  • Nov 2025

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Revision Issued

    REV 01: Revision to permit to amend floor area in accordance with approved variancesProposed interior alterations to accommodate new daycare facility. This includes demolition of partition walls in lieu of new. New ACT tiles and flooring.

    Permit 24 184681 BLD · est. $200,000

  • Mar 2025

    Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed

    FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposed interior alterations to accommodate new daycare facility. This includes demolition of partition walls in lieu of new. New ACT tiles and flooring.

    Permit 24 184681 FSU

  • Jul 2024

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection

    Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to accommodate new daycare facility. This includes demolition of partition walls in lieu of new. New ACT tiles and flooring.

    Permit 24 184681 PLB

  • Jul 2024

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection

    HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to accommodate new daycare facility. This includes demolition of partition walls in lieu of new. New ACT tiles and flooring.

    Permit 24 184681 HVA

Show 4 older permits
  • Jul 2024

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection

    Proposed interior alterations to accommodate new daycare facility. This includes demolition of partition walls in lieu of new. New ACT tiles and flooring.

    Permit 24 184681 BLD · est. $200,000

  • Oct 2022

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Proposed installation of a new back flow prevention device.

    Permit 22 219965 PSA · est. $8,000

  • Mar 2013

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Fire alarm main control panal replacement

    Permit 13 129080 FSU · est. $15,000

  • Dec 2007

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Construct an enclosure over the existing underground garage ramp for high rise apartment building.

    Permit 07 284666 BLD · est. $30,000

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Cleared permits and active permits. Contractors are named only on permits filed since 2017.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

46/ 100

Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.

  • Transit28

    21.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Mount Dennis (5 Eglinton Line), 2.0 km.

  • Parks & trees83

    34.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 210 m. 274 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling2

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Amesbury Mdl School, 310 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities35

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 3 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety51

    3 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Rustic

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (44% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.0× the city median).

  • HomicideHigher than most

    Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

How often police recorded each crime for every resident of the whole neighbourhood, averaged over 2023–2025. Places many people visit but few live in, like downtown, rank high for that reason alone, so this is not part of the living score.

Air

Traffic pollutionLow

Highway 400, 880 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

53 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Black Creek Dry Cleaners

Bands: traffic is high within 150 m of an expressway and moderate within 500 m; industrial is moderate under a tonne a year and high above. The industrial bands are ours, for orientation only: ChemTRAC totals mix substances of very different toxicity. Releases are self-reported to the City’s ChemTRAC program. For today’s readings see Air Quality Ontario.

Supervised consumption services

Nearest site
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 9.0 km
Sites within 1 km
0

Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.

Zoning

Residential Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (f30.0; a1375) (x246)
Height limit
Set by the zone

Zoning By-law 569-2013, from City of Toronto open data. Exceptions (“x” numbers) and site-specific amendments can change what is allowed; check the City’s zoning map before relying on it.

Nearby change

Open planning applications within 300 m
2
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1571 Lawrence Ave W · 270 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-08-08

    The redevelopment includes the demolition of the existing gas station and construct new gas pumps and canopy, a new convenience store/quick serve restaurant with an associated drive through facility. The existing car wash facilities will be

    City record
  • 1575 Lawrence Ave W · 240 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-04-27

    Proposal for an 11 storey mixed-use mid-rise building containing 118 residential units and 132.2 square metres of retail space located at-grade. 75 vehicular parking spaces and 132 bike parking spaces are proposed.

    City record

Rezonings, site plans and subdivisions submitted in the last five years and still open.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Data as of 2026-10-03. Transit from TTC weekday schedules; parks, trees, cycling, schools, libraries, community centres, child care, collisions, crime, expressways, ChemTRAC releases, planning applications and short-term rental registrations from open.toronto.ca; Bike Share stations from Bike Share Toronto; supervised consumption sites from Health Canada.

From CMHC and the City of Toronto

Rent

Average rents nearby

Monthly rent in purpose-built rental apartments, October 2025.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsNorth York (Southwest) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,379$1,491
1 bed$1,567$1,761
2 beds$1,814$2,045
3+ beds$2,243$2,294
All units$1,728$1,917

Averages over every unit, including long tenancies under rent control, so they run below what a new lease costs today. Condominium units rented out by their owners are not included. “-” means too few units were surveyed to publish. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Rent reductions after property-tax cuts

When a rental property’s tax falls by more than 2.49%, Ontario law cuts its rents by a matching share, and the City writes to the tenants.

The City’s lists for 2014–2025 have no rent-reduction notices for this address.

Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.

Building facts

From the City of Toronto’s RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.

76 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
8
Units
100
Built
1994
Elevators
2
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
Every second floor, 9 A.M. - 8 P.M.
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, carport, surface parking, parking deck
Visitor parking
Free
Amenities
Outdoor rec facilities
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
5

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.

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